Support for robes.



H. W. OSTER.

' SUPPORT FOR norms. I APPLIOATIQH FILED MAY 11, 1912.

1,059,065. Patented Apr. 15, 1913.

UNITED STATES HERMAN W. OS'IER, OF CLEVELAND. OHIO.

SUPPORT FOR ROBES.

Specification '0: Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15,1913.

Application-filed May 11. 1912. Serial No. 696,545.

To (tr/mm it may concern Be it known that 'l. HERMAN v\l'. ()s'rna. a citizen of the United States. residing at Cleveland. in the county 'of (uyahoga and State of Ohio. have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Supports for Robes. of which the following a full. clear.

and exact description.

This invention relates 'to a supporting device for such articles as robes or blankets. and is more particularly designed for use as a fixture of a vehicles-as an automobilew to replace the usual robe support carried upon the hack of the front seat.

The object of the invention is to provide a robe support which may be locked to hold the robes against removal until the locking means is released.

Generally speaking. the invention coniprises the elements and cmnhinations thereof set forth in the acctuupairviug claims.

Reference should be had to -the accompanying drawings in which-- Figure l is a top plan view: Fig.2 is a top plan view of a portion of the support: Fig. 3 is a top plan view with parts iu'section of the showing in Fig. l: and Fig. -t is a top plan \'it\\' of a portion of the device with certain partsiu section.

Hollow standards I and 2 are provided with base portions 1 and *2 respectively. by which they may be secured upon thatwhich is to form the support for the whole device. as for instance. the back of the front seat of an automobile. .-\t the ends rem te from the base. the. standards have a flanged opening. at right angles to the axis of the standards. the flanges being represented at 3 and 4. These flanges are secured to tuhular members 5 and 6 which at their adjacent ends are spaced apart. and aresecurcd-to a sleeve 7. This sleeve is provided with alined openings oppositely'disposcd in the wall thereof; and surrounding these openings are iuteriorly threaded flanges '7 and T. ("ooperating with the flange T is a plate 8 -which is peripherallr threaded. The celr tral part of the plate has cupped projection 8 forming a seat for one end of the shaft 9. The plate 10. which is peripl'icrally threaded. cooperates with the flange 7 The central inner part of the plate has an opening therethrough which is [ll'tlvldtd with a shoulder. The shaft 9 has a head 9 of smaller dimensions than the diameter of the shaft. thereby proridiug he shaft with a 5 shoulder which enqages the shoulder carried 1 by the plate 10. In the manner thus described. the plates 8 and 10 providea bearing, tor the opposite ends of the shaft 9. The head of the shaft 9 is squared or otherwise formed in a manner to engage with a suitable key or tool, by which the shaft may be turned, as will later be described. Z

Referring to Fig t. there is shown a link 11, a marginal portion of' which is 'rounded and provided with teeth. A link mechanism connects this link 11 with the shaft. 9 and. this mechanism includes a member 12 pro- The member 12 extends through an opening in a plug 14 which is secured withinthe tube 5 in any suitablh'ianner; A spring 15 bears at opposite ends upon the .plug 14 i and head 13. and normally urges these members apart. and by so much, the link 11 to turn upon its pivot in an outward direction. The member 12 is pivota'lly connected with a rod 16 which in turn is pivotally secured to one arm of a member 17.which is secured upon the shaft 9. A rod or bar 18, which may he tubular. extendsv between the standards l and 2. This rod is provided with arms 18 and 18 which extend into the hollow standards. As will be seen from Fig. l. the standards taper and the inside diameters of the outer portions are ofa size to closely fit a portion of the arms of bar 18'; which extends with them. The arm 18 is provided with teeth upon that part thereof which is adjacent the link 11, and as before described. the spring 15 normally urges the link 11 to turn uponits pivot in an outward direction which is toward the arm 18. and therefore the. teeth upon the link and arm will normally remainin engagement.

The mechanism shownin-Fig. 1 is duplicated upon the other side of the shaft- 9, and it will therefore be unnecessary to describe; this construction again.

lt will be clear that the bar 18 may freely be pushed in a direction toward the standthe toothed links are pushed upon their plv ots. away from the arms of the bar 18. However. an attempt to pull the bar 18 in the opposite direction tends to rotate the and thus the toothedlinks exert a wedging action which causes the locking of the arms \ided with a head 13 which is of a diameter such as to have a sliding fit within the tube aids. for upon such a movement of the bar;

toothed links toward/the arms of the. bar

against such movement. To accomplish the outward movement of the bar 18, it is necessary to. inselt a proper Instrument to choperate with the head 9 and turn'tlie shaft 5 will result in the rohcs or blankets heing;

firmly held between the bar 18 and the tublllar ITHlll Icls 5 and (i, so that it will be quite impossible to remove them until the shaft 9 is'operated to unlock the bar 13.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: g

l. A robe support comprising hollow standards adapted to be 'fixedto a support,

a rod having arms which extend within said hollow standards, said arms being provided with teeth, pivoted lllllis having marginal teeth whieh normally engage the teeth on tl-iegarins, said links being pushed away to permit the bar to he moved toward the 7 standards, but engaging the bar with a wedging action when the bar 18 moved away 1 from the standards, and lueanstormoving 5 the said hnksto release thebar; i

i standards adapted to be fixed to a support, flange openings in said standards, a hollow body connected with the fianges of the opposite openings. :1 rod for supporting-a robe,

said hollow standards, said arms being provided witlrteeth, links pivoted upon the llanged openings of the standards, said links having marginal portions provided gage teeth upon the arins of the "rod extendin; within the standard, a stub shaft mounted inthe said hollow body, hnks-operatlvely moved upon their pi.\-'ots,and springs nornient.

signature. in the presence of two witnesses. HERMAN l/V. OST-ER. Witnesses E. L. llmns'rox A. J. Hvnsoxa 2. rohe' snpport comprising hollow said rod having arms extending wlthin the with teeth, which teeth are adapted-t0 enconnected with the stub shaft and the toothedlinks, whereby the toothed 'links may be malty nrging the toothed parts into engage:

Tn test'in'tony whereof 'I hereunto atligir'ny 

